Choosing and Using Audio and Music Software : A guide to the major software applications for Mac and PC


Mike. Collins
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2004.
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1 online resource (537 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Choosing and Using Audio and Music Software: A guide to the major software applications for Mac and PC; Copyright; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 Background; 1 A Little History; MIDI sequencers; Scorewriters; Hard disk recorders; More music scoring; Virtual studios: multi-track audio recording, editing and mixing; Waveform editors; Goodbye Studio Vision, hello Nuendo . . .; Pro Tools finally becomes professional; And then came Pro Tools HD, and we waited, and waited, and waited . . .; The main players; Honourable mentions; Ownership; Applications. - 2 What's Out ThereOverviews; Host platforms; Audio waveform editors; Mac waveform editors; PC waveform editors; And the rest . . .; Music scoring; How to make comparisons; Choices; Which software?; Mac or PC?; Part 2 MIDI + Audio Software; 3 Cakewalk SONAR XL; Overview; User interface; Automation; More views; The Process menu; More menus; Virtual instruments; Plug-ins; Working with video; OMF import and export; Conclusion; SONAR tutorial; Configuring your MIDI + Audio hardware; Optimizing for lowest latencies; Archiving unused audio tracks; Importing loops; Working with Groove clips. - Fine-tuning edit points (with Update Arrange Position off). - Inserting audio from the Pool into tracksOffline processing; Freeze edits; Using Export Audio to create final mixes or stems; Summary; 5 Logic Audio Platinum; Overview; Setup; Opening Logic files from other setups; Audio hardware and Drivers Preferences; Mac OSX Audio MIDI; User interface; Recording basics; Monitoring; Monitoring with effects; Recording with effects; The Arrange window; The mixers; Setting up Instrument channels in the Environment; The Parametric Channel EQ; Creating audio input channels; More features; Save As Project; Project Manager; Freeze; Offline Bounce; ReWire 2. - Routing MIDI tracks to ReWire destinationsRouting audio inputs from ReWire Instruments into Logic's Audio Mixer; ReWire Master & Slave; Audio Instruments; Conclusion; Tutorial; Overdubbing a real bass guitar to double a synth bass; Editing overlapping regions; Applying crossfades; Using the scissors tool; Moving Audio regions around in Logic's Arrange window; Moving Audio regions around using Logic's Event List; Moving regions back to their originally recorded positions; Scrubbing Audio to find edit points; Accurate editing; Fixing a note played late. - Using the Loop Construction windowUsing SONAR's software synthesizers; Converting DXi tracks to audio; Exporting audio from SONAR; Summary; 4 Cubase SX; Overview; The Project window; The Sample Editor; The MIDI editors; Even more editors . . .; Fades; The Project Browser; The Mixer; True Tape; Autosave; The menus; Plug-ins and virtual instruments; Cubase SX tutorial; Audio and MIDI hardware; My setup; Optimizing for lowest latencies; Getting started; Recording virtual instruments as MIDI tracks; Recording virtual instruments as audio; Recording audio; Mixing audio and MIDI; The Pool. - This comprehensive reference features all the major audio software: SONAR XL; Cubase SX; Logic Audio Platinum; Digital Performer; Nuendo; Pro Tools; Peak; Spark XL;SonicWorx; Audition (Cool Edit Pro); WaveLab; Sound Forge.If you need advice on which systems to purchase, which are most suitable for particular projects, and on moving between platforms mid-project, this book should be your one-stop reference. Mike Collins is a trainer and consultant who has been tackling these issues for years and his expert advice will save you time and money.<BR i
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